| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2004–05 |
| Prev Year: | 2003–04 |
| Next Year: | 2005–06 |
| Team: | Milwaukee Panthers |
| Conference: | Horizon League |
| Short Conf: | Horizon |
| Coachrank: | 23 |
| Record: | 26–6 |
| Conf Record: | 14–2 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Champion: | Horizon League Regular season and tournament champions |
| Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2004–05 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by head coach Bruce Pearl, played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena and Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 26–6, 14–2 in Horizon League play to finish in first place. They were champions of the Horizon League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a #12 seed and defeated No. 5 seed Alabama[1] and No. 4 seed Boston College[2] to reach their 1st Sweet 16 in school history. Their season ended after losing to the eventual National runner-up and No. 1 overall seed Illinois.[3]
|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament[5] https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Horizon-League/12/Milwaukee/150/Schedule/2005
First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by the top seed.Championship hosted by best remaining seed
See main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [6]